Etymology

From Proto-West GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#HEAFOD-Category:Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#HEAFOD- *haubida- (“main”), derived from the noun *haubid (“head”) (Old English hēafod). Cognate with Old Frisian hāved-, Old Saxon hōvid-, Old Dutch hōvit-, and Old High German houbit-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fod/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vod]Category:Old English terms with IPA pronunciation#HEAFOD-

Prefix

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1. main; head, chief, principle

   hēafod- + burg (“city”) → hēafodburg (“capital”)

   hēafod- + ċiriċe (“church”) → hēafodċiriċe (“cathedral”)

   hēafod- + mann (“person”) → hēafodmann (“captain”)

   hēafod- + synn (“sin”) → hēafodsynn (“deadly sin”)

   hēafod- + weġ (“road”) → hēafodweġ (“main road”)